Jonathan Shorman

@jonshorman

Covering Kansas Statehouse for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star. Priors: . KU graduate. KS native. jshorman@wichitaeagle.com

Lawrence, KS
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Joined February 2009
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  1. Dec 24

    Enjoy the holidays, everyone! I’m taking some time off and will be back on the 3rd. That also means a Twitter break. See you on the other side.

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    Dec 24

    "LBJ said sometimes you just have to hunker down like a jackass in a hailstorm and just take it. That's about where we are," a "beyond frustrated" Pat Roberts on the shutdown he doesn't like.

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    Dec 24

    "There could be more money upfront, just not quote 'the wall' or 'the barrier' or 'the fence' or 'slats' or whatever we want to call it," Pat Roberts said.

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    Dec 24

    Pat Roberts was the only United States Senator in the Capitol today for a just-for-show session. Says he's beyond frustrated and shutdowns never work.

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    Dec 24

    GOP Senator Pat ROBERTS suggests a solution for the shutdown: MORE border money, but NO wall, no fence, no slats right now. Says Trump would still have "the issue" and could raise it in his State of the Union address. In meantime, suggests reopening government...

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    Dec 24

    For his 10th tweet on this Christmas Eve, Trump says he’s all alone in the White House

    I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security. At some point the Democrats not wanting to make a deal will cost our Country more money than the Border Wall we are all talking about. Crazy!
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  7. Dec 24

    Kansas is one of just a small number of states where the number of women in the Legislature is falling.

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    Dec 24

    New assignment for , ousted as Kansas House majority leader: chairman of new Rural Revitalization Committee.

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    Dec 24

    “Emails released this year showed cheering looming staff cuts at The Daily News. “Good for us, right?” He also rooted for the demise of The New York Post and suggested that his staff “starve” The New York Times.”

    To all the media manipulators, marauders, menaces and manglers, congratulations on your 2018 Grinchy “Awards”! (Illustration: Tom Grillo)
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    Dec 24

    Another great visualization from NYT. 2018 will be the year that Kansas flips to wind being the single largest source of power. Making it first state in US to do so for either wind or solar.

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  11. Dec 24

    The high watermark for women serving in came 20 years ago

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  12. Dec 24

    Many states bolstered the number of women in their legislatures during elections this year. But in Kansas, the number of women in the Legislature shrank.

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  13. Dec 23

    Fronting The Eagle today >>> A look at how Kansas lawmakers are able to jump into lobbying right after leaving office. Dozens of states require lawmakers to wait. Not Kansas.

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    Dec 23

    Trump is increasingly cut off from the judgment of others, making quick decisions on his own, such as forcing Mattis out early

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    Dec 21

    WASHINGTON (AP) — ’Twas four days before Christmas, and all through the House — and Senate — not a shutdown solution was stirring and lawmakers, they did grouse. Thank you, ⁦⁩

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    Dec 21

    “Trump pressed Whitaker on why more wasn't being done to control prosecutors in New York who brought the charges in the first place, suggesting they were going rogue.”

    NEW: Trump lashed out at Whitaker after explosive Cohen revelations. scoop
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    Dec 21

    With no fix in sight, federal agencies prepare for a shutdown. House lawmakers left the Capitol Friday night without an agreement to keep nine Cabinet departments and several smaller agencies running.

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    Dec 21

    By 2028, the Kansas Sentencing Commission projects Kansas will have an additional 439 drug-offense inmates, a jump of roughly 29 percent from current levels.

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    Dec 21

    Criminal justice reform -- an issue where the incoming Democratic governor of Kansas and Koch Industries both agree action is needed

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    Dec 21

    History in the making, people....

    If this vote stays open until at least 5:47 p.m. — it’ll be the longest Senate vote in the modern history of the chamber
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